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Münch is one of those motorcycle brands that only really dedicated fans of two wheeled vehicles will remember. In short, Münch was/is a German motorcycle manufacturer that produced some remarkable bikes between 1966 and 1980 that used powerful car engines. The bikes are the stuff of legend and were only ever produced in very small numbers (think 15 at a time). Lanjut →

Zero Motorcycles have announced their 2011 line-up of electric bikes, the two new big new features are the addition of a belt-drive instead of chain on all 4 models as well as an optional fast-charge system that is compatible with the J1772 public charging stations, a first for electric motorcycles according to Zero. Lanjut →

Mission announced their Mission R electric superbike at the Longbeach Motorshow in December 2010 to an impressed crowd of motor journalists and fans, The bike features a 141hp electric motor and a 14kWh lithium-ion battery system, the same system Mission Motors uses for its EVT drivetrain making the Mission R an EVT product ambassador, albeit a very handsome and rather quick one. Lanjut →

Well Chip Yates has done it. He took his revolutionary electric motorcycle to the AutoClub Speedway and beat some of the fastest 1000cc superbikes in the world notching up both 2nd and 3rd place podium finishes in one day. Lanjut →

Mission Motors will be unveiling their new Mission R electric superbike at the Longbeach International Motorcycle Show on December 17th, 18th and 19th. Little is currently known about the Mission R however we can reasonably expect it to be an engineering tour de force capable of matching or surpassing anything currently available. Lanjut →